Self Aware: My 83rd Blog of the year 2026 (AKA our beloved Hurricanes win 2nd Super Rugby Pacific title (And our first since a decade ago back in 2016)

Well, welcome to our readers here in New Zealand, & around the world, I'm Whetu Ngapo & you're tuning in to my KiwiAvenger blog here on blogger, but first in gaming that I play Gran Turismo 7, & in custom race that there is an opponent editor being available so I always do that like made up names such as Hunter Fallon (Who I've named after Triple H (The current Chief Content Creator of the WWE, & twice hall of famer (One with the D-Generation X, & the other a solo career) who was once known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley, & former All White footballer/soccer player who was involved in the 2010 Football (Soccer) men's World Championship, & scored the winning goal against Bahrain in Wellington back in 2009 that send us through to South Africa of Rory Fallon), Noah Ferguson (Based on the names of South African comedian Trevor Noah, & New Zealand cricketer Lockie Ferguson), Cameron Reynolds (The American competitor who I have named after both Aussie league legend Cameron Smith, & American film star Ryan Reynolds), & Alex McGregor (The Aussie racer who I've named after British born Thai Formula One driver Alex Albon, & a famous British movie star who appeared in the Star Wars prequel trilogy as the young Obi-Wan Kenobi of Ewan McGregor) for example, & real world current race car drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen, & Lando Norris as well as motor racing legends also such as Michael Schumacher, the late Ayrton Senna, Jacques Villeneuve, & Mika 'The Flying Finn' Hakkinen, but now I do name opponents after WWE women's wrestlers also like Rhea Ripley (Whose always been the top competitor in the circuit because of her being one of women's wrestling's main stars & leading ladies in WWE this decade according to the previous stories on my blogs that I did), then Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Iyo Sky, Stephanie Vaquer, Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton, Jade Cargill, Nikki Bella, AJ Lee, Alexa Bliss, Raquel Rodriguez, Chelsea Green, Roxanne Perez, Kairi Sane, Lyra Valkyria, as well as Jordynne Grace, & Lash Legend as part of my celeb race for which WWE meets motor racing altogether (In which they trade from a beat down in the wrestling ring, to burning rubber at the race track), but I actually loved the new hyper car update which features the 1 Porsche safety car, & the 4 racing cars straight out of both the LMH, & LMDh class such as the BMW (That is powered by a turbocharged engine taken from the DTM series, as well as the polesitter of the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans race to take place on the 13th to 14th of June this year in one of the biggest races of the year along with both the Indy 500 (Won by a Swede of Felix Rosenqvist), & the Monaco Grand Prix (Also won by an Italian of young Kimi Antonelli) after Cadillac got penalized for a pit lane infringement during qualifying), Ferrari (Who dominated the last 3 races of the Le Mans 24 hours since 2023), Peugeot (When their racing vehicle launched as it had no wing, so last year they decided to add a wing which was a good idea), & Porsche (My fave out of the 4, but they have since withdrawn from the WEC last year to focus on IMSA therefore there was hardly any Porsche hyper car presence for that is minimal, at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans this year) to go along the already confirmed Toyota who triumphed at Le Mans this year for the 3rd time during the hyper car era (That's the 6th time overall in that biggest endurance race of the year), & for the first time since 2022 meaning that Ferrari's 3 year dynasty streak on top of the biggest endurance race of the year, has officially come to an end (And there has been an update in the F1 as George Russell wins the Austrian Grand Prix over in Spielberg in the Styria region after starting on the pole (That's his 2nd victory of the season, his first since the season opener in Australia, in which Russell redeemed himself by making amends with after Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton beat him in Barcelona-Catalunya during the Grand Prix, while our own New Zealander of Liam Lawson finished 9th place during the Grand Prix, in which our country of New Zealand produce the greatest racing car drivers on the world stage that put ourselves on the map such as the late Denny Hulme (1967 Formula One world champion), then the late Chris Amon (A former Le Mans winner), Sir Scott Dixon (A 6 time IndyCar series champion & winner of the Indy 500 back in 2008), Scott McLaughlin (An adopted American citizen who is a current IndyCar driver, & is a former 3 time champion of Supercars, as well as winner of the 2019 Bathurst 1000), Shane van Gisbergen (A 3 time Supercars champion, as well as a 3 time winner of the Great Race of the Bathurst 1000 who won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway in California recently after he was involved in an accident on the streets of San Diego that put him out of contention of winning another road course race, as SVG is tied with Tony 'Smoke' Stewart on joint 2nd of the all time most wins list on road courses in the NASCAR Cup Series, even with Jeff Gordon who currently leads the all-time list), Brendon Hartley (A 3 time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, & is a 4 time WEC champion), Earl Bamber (A Whanganui native who won the Le Mans 24 hours twice, & the World Endurance Championship title once), & Matt Payne (Last year's Bathurst 1000 winning driver) ahead of Dutchman Max Verstappen (Who thought that he was going to quit by next year even if the loopholes do not suit him) in 2nd in the Red Bull, then it was Italian Kimi Antonelli (Russell's Mercedes teammate) who is still the world championship leader following 8 races, rounds out the podium spot).

And secondly in World Championship football as the tournament is already underway with co-hosts Mexico who ended up with a clean sheet win over South Africa 2 - 0 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City to open their campaign, but the All Whites (Who have our players eligible to play for our country who have foreign but international links, were born in Australia (Lachlan Bayliss), England (Joe Bell, Matt Garbett, & Tommy Smith), the Netherlands (Nando Pijnaker), Scotland (Callan Elliot), Switzerland (Alex Rufer), & Wales (Finn Surman) for example even with the 5 countries where All Whites players are born take part in the World Championship, while the Welsh did not make it to the tournament as they fell short against Bosnia & Herzegovina (Who beat Italy (The top ranked team not taking part due to them failing to qualify) in the final of the European World Championship qualifiers) in the UEFA World Championship qualifier semi-final) group opponents of the Iranian football (Soccer) team have arrived in Mexico, & have snuck in to the United States to prepare for their match in Los Angeles, California at Los Angeles Stadium located in Inglewood as Dad alluded to me before during our conversation on Messenger on my phone on the 11th of June while we were watching either the Crusaders-Chiefs match from back in 2007, or the Hurricanes-Blues one also from back in 2015, while here are the other results from the World Championship that had taken place so far:

Korea Republic 2 - 1 Czechia

Canada 1 - 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina

USA 4 - 1 Paraguay

Qatar 1 - 1 Switzerland

Brazil 1 - 1 Morocco

Haiti 0 - 1 Scotland

Australia 2 - 0 Türkiye

Germany 7 - 1 Curacao

Netherlands 2 - 2 Japan

Cote D'Ivoire 1 - 0 Ecuador

Sweden 5 - 1 Tunisia

Spain 0 - 0 Cabo Verde

Belgium 1 - 1 Egypt

Saudi Arabia 1 - 1 Uruguay

IR Iran 2 - 2 New Zealand (And the match has ended with a draw, even though All Whites striker Eli Just had scored a double, including his first to put ourselves in front, before the Iranians equalised, then Just scored his 2nd to put ourselves back in front, before Iran (Whose expatriate fans from both Canada & the US (Who the country is dominated by the Democrats before the mid terms as they have taken the advantage against that dreadful American leader who is suffering losses throughout their dominance as the Republican Party who blow their opportunity of keeping the house in which is due in October, but it's not over yet as the Republicans may have an outside chance of continuing their dominance on top of the senate (And it would be the worst days of my life if the Republicans win the mid terms, along with the country who started that dreadful invasion since 2022, wins the war against Ukraine which could be heartbreaking, meanwhile Dad told me during our phone conversation on Messenger on June 19th the same day it was before me & Pops went to Thai Villa for a dinner that the capital city of that country who started that shocking conflict, is under attack with multiple bombings throughout the vicinity of the city area caused by drone assaults), while for the US President that he has unveiled a new Air Force One gifted & funded by Qatar with the colours red, white & blue color scheme for that has not seen since the Kennedy days in the 60's, replacing the light blue one that they currently use) attended the game, despite that morning that they had protesting against their regime, & the US invading their country to start with (And now there is a conflict between Israel & Hezbollah stemming in Lebanon meaning that the war would never stop as it grinds on according to both news reports that I saw on CNN (Who I watched it for the first time since May 16th) on the 20th of June) found another equaliser in which we should've won, therefore it was our 4th consecutive draw at the tournament stretching back to 2010 where our unbeaten stretch had started with Slovakia, then Italy, & Paraguay in our last group game before the Iranians 16 years later, but our next group match will be against Egypt (Who are in their first World Championship men's Football (Soccer) tournament altogether since 2018) led by its star talisman of Mohamed 'Mo' Salah of the English club Liverpool in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada for which is a tough one compared to the Iranians, in that we still haven't lost a World Championship game since against Brazil long ago in 1982)

France 3 - 1 Senegal

Iraq 1 - 4 Norway

Argentina 3 - 0 Algeria

Austria 3 - 1 Jordan

Portugal 1 - 1 DR Congo

England 4 - 2 Croatia

Ghana 1 - 0 Panama

& Uzbekistan 1 - 3 Colombia

And thirdly that I have revealed on Messenger that I told Marisa (That's Martin's daughter from a previous relationship) that the last time she saw her aunty of the late Carole Webb (Her house still hasn't been sold yet as of June 14th, but it is happening now as of June 20th in which has finally been sold when a Whanganui couple had brought it therefore Andy has $300k to $400k now as Pops who alluded to me) prior to her passing last year was back in 2015 in Italy (That's 2 years even before I first met her back in 2017 (A year before she even moved here to Whanganui also back in 2018), but I still miss her since she died), while the last time she saw her cousin Andy (Who is damn lucky to be still alive who I have not seen him, & Kelsey since either February or March this year) was between back in 2018 or 2019 while both him & Kels were in Florida in the United States.

And finally the latest in Super Rugby Pacific that how good are the Hurricanes? We are the champions in Super Rugby Pacific finally! After a decade as for the first time since 2016, the Canes went berserk, because we thrashed the Chiefs (Who experienced the 4 falls of Waikato following another certain defeat for the 4th time in a row (Just like the 4 falls of Buffalo when the Buffalo Bills NFL side had just experienced the pain of 1990 to 1993 where they lost 4 straight Super Bowls, on the bounce (First it was the New York Giants way back in 1990, then the Washington NFL team a year later also way back in 1991, as well as the Dallas Cowboys way back in 1992 & also a year later way back in 1993 when they had gone back to back) for which I'm stoked, thrilled, & delighted about the result that this year's Hurricanes side is the greatest Super Rugby team ever in history) by 55 points (At the Cake Tin of Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington, in front of a packed crowd which was embroiled by controversy, especially the refereeing decisions whether Warner Dearns should've been sent to the sin bin for intentionally knocking the ball on (And I mean, that is a dreadful decision that let the Chiefs aficionados down in that they were gutted, stunned, & devastated to hear about the news), while the 2nd Canes try would have been waved off due to Love (Who scored an acrobatic try that is something out of league that was loosely inspired from, for that really was the try of the season, but what kind of try is that? That is unbelievable from Ruben Love!) being adjudged to be in an offside position ahead of the kicker, & the 4th Hurricanes try scored by Harkin in that the TMO would've referred it to a possible forward pass from Jordie Barrett) which is the highest winning margin in a SRP final of all time (Surpassing the 44 points that they had back in 2009 where the Chiefs were being gassed against the Bulls) in which the final was expected to be a close contest that ended in sheer humiliation, & delight for our Hurricanes fans (In which they had to do it right in front of our Hurricanes faithful, especially the fans who attended the final, & the crowd has absolutely gone wild), also especially in the Wellington, Manawatu & Hawke's Bay provinces respectively as the huge celebrations are on (As the crowd erupt when they sent the Hurricanes fanatics into a frenzy after the final whistle, but I'm so proud to be a Canes man following the victory like that) throughout the win (Up the Canes!), while there was Josh Moorby who got a double as he ends this year's competition with 17 tries along with his Hurricanes teammate Fehi Fineanganofo (The former All Blacks sevens player who played at the Paris Olympics the year before) who broke the all time record for most tries in a single season as well (But the player of the final honours went to Ruben Love who also bagged 2 tries in the game as well as providing a 25 point masterclass in that certain final), but what a great final we had as it was a hell of a cracker, as well as a hell of an effort being put into place, oh my word! & what was my reaction like post match? The Hurricanes have made history after 10 years, & man, was it so sweet. We've knocked the scum off (And in your life, have you ever seen anything like it! And it's going Hurricane, in 2026! For the second time ever, & for the first time since 2016, The Hurricanes, is champion, of Super Rugby Pacific! What a night out at Wellington Regional Stadium. Absolute ecstasy for the Hurricanes! Agony, agony for the Chiefs! Me oh my, I have enjoyed that, yes boy! Pandemonium! Absolute scenes! That's it! We did it! Yeah baby, yeah! They've done it! Hurricanes win, Super Rugby Pacific, 2026!), but the first All Blacks squad under our new coach Dave Rennie is expected to be announced due on June 22nd at midday (Noon) to decide which players will be joining the team for the new Nations Championship series matches against France, Italy, & Ireland, we'll soon find out.

So that is my 731st blog of the year 2026 (MMXXVI) & my 83rd of this year, viva Ukraine.

P.S. And it's been 6 months since the American voice actor of Tom Kane (Who famously provided the voices of Star Wars characters like the Jedi grand master of Yoda in which he was the voice double of Frank Oz the film star who portrayed the role of Yoda in the Empire Strikes Back, then Return of the Jedi, as well as all of the Star Wars prequel trilogy movies, & even the Last Jedi which was released back in 2017 as the force ghost, along with Admiral Ackbar where he provided the voice of that character in the same Last Jedi movie, & Vandar Tokare from the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic game, before unfortunately having to end his voice acting career in 2020 as a result of a stroke that he had) had sadly passed away aged 64, & they already sent their thoughts, prayers, & heartfelt condolences go to his loved ones, rest in love/rest in pieces.

Tom Kane

1962 - 2026

Window: My 82nd Blog of the year 2026

Well, welcome to our readers here in New Zealand, & around the world, I'm Whetu Ngapo & you're tuning in to my KiwiAvenger blog here on blogger, but first in motor racing that our own Kiwi NASCAR driver of Shane van Gisbergen who revealed on stock car legend Kevin Harvick's show that he would've had a crack of competing in the defunct A1 GP series for A1 Team New Zealand (Which featured drivers such as Matt Halliday, Jonny Reid (Who drove the vehicle in anger since 2008 during the Repco Next Gen NZ Championship series at the Taupo International Motorsport Park (One of both Supercars Championship venues along with Euromarque Motorsport Park in Ruapuna) in Taupo), Earl Bamber, & Chris van der Drift back then as our drivers), but he preferred Supercars Championship (Back then when it was the V8 Supercars) that he always had been competing in (But he would've moved to either Europe or around the world of doing single seaters as the main option where he would've been a Formula One world champion if he had been lighter & smaller, but it was at the Australia A1 GP event at Sydney Motorsport Park (Back then it was known as Eastern Creek Raceway) where his former co-driver Alex Premat (The GP2 championship runner up 20 years ago to the future 7-time F1 world champion of British driver Lewis Hamilton (Who finally won in Barcelona-Catalunya to be on the stop step of the podium for the first time ever in Ferrari (Who haven't won since Mexico the year before with Carlos Sainz Jr at the helm behind the wheel, while the Prancing Horse were finally on the board this year (And it is reminiscent of Singapore 2023 where Ferrari were rightfully being able to end the streak of Red Bull (Who had won all but one race in the 2023 season, just like in 1988 where McLaren did) of 15 starting from Bahrain, right through until Italy), & were able to finish that incredible winning streak of the Silver Arrows of 6 in fact (Starting with Australia with George Russell (Who should've won that certain race during the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix (The first of 2 Spanish races being held along with the Madring Circuit in Madrid preparing to host the Spanish GP due in September), & ending right through in Monaco with Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Whose winning run of 5 had finally ended with his championship lead reduced or trimmed should I say to 41 (And Hamilton said that after his win in Barcelona-Catalunya that he's ruled out his bid of becoming world champion for the record 8th time therefore he begins his road to the title now), while Ferrari is trailing behind Hamilton's former constructor of Mercedes-AMG in terms of the constructors championship fight going into the next race in Austria at the Red Bull Ring which is located in Spielberg in which the first 6 races were it's been all Mercedes throughout (Antonelli won it 5 times in China, Japan, Miami, Canada, & Monaco, meanwhile Russell won it once down under in Australia) up until that point where Ferrari usurped them with Lewis at the Barcelona-Catalunya GP (Who I watched it on TV while me & Pops were at the Cobb having our dinner where I had the beef schnitzel with salad & chips) colours (And it was a repeat of 30 years ago way back in 1996 in Spain where Michael Schumacher delivered his first win for Ferrari in the treacherous but miserable conditions, & it was Hamilton's first win in Formula One since Belgium (Where Russell originally won before being stripped of his victory as a result of an underweight car) also in the year before in which the last time he won with his previous constructor Mercedes where Hamilton won 6 world championships during his tenure (While that's his 106th of his career where he is 15 ahead of the great Schumi himself, to remain as Formula One's all-time leading Grand Prix winner), in front of pole sitter & Lewis's former Mercedes teammate of George Russell (Who lost the lead during the Grand Prix when the modern day GOAT (Greatest of all-time) of Lewis effectively nailed his pit strategy during the Virtual Safety Car (VSC) intervention, en route to a famous breakthrough win (Forza Ferrari!) since he joined the constructor at the start of last year where he defected to Ferrari (The Italian racing icon) in the Mercedes-AMG, while the world champion Lando Norris in the McLaren eventually rounded out on the podium as Kimi Antonelli remains as the world championship leader ahead of Hamilton who moves up to 2nd (In that he begins his efforts of becoming the sport's historic first 8-time world champion, which is on) in front of Russell after a disastrous race where he was penalized for 5 seconds for cutting corners before he was out of the race (And our own Kiwi of Liam Lawson finished 9th in the race (Later 8th post race after one of the Alpine drivers who got penalized) a week after his best result of the season had been taken away by Pierre Gasly whose podium finish that had been reinstated after originally being given a time penalty, according to the previous story that I did on my blog) who was next to him when van Gisbergen had the natural ability to drive a open wheel car because of his talents like Lewis always does) where he left school, then SVG pursued a tech degree (He was competing in the TRS where he was runner up to Daniel Gaunt during the 2006-07 season, before making his Supercars debut back in 2007 with Team Kiwi Racing), but he did compete in single seaters such as the Toyota Racing Series (Now Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Trophy series) that he won the race in 2021 during the New Zealand Grand Prix as part of his big break.

And secondly in football (Soccer) that in the leadup to the most controversial Football (Soccer) men's World Championship that an official from Somalia who is trying to become the first ref from that country at football (Soccer's) global showpiece event, has been denied entry into the United States (And I heard reports that he's in Türkiye (One of Aunty Tan (Who visited the US last year along with Rejean just to see his sister Francine one last time (And Francine said to the both of them that they will not being seeing each other for 4 years), even right before that dreadful American leader who retook office) & possibly Rejean's fave countries to visit) somewhere recently, so he's stranded since he is unable to leave the country) due to a travel clamp down being imposed according to that current US President (But who will succeed him in 2029? Whether it's either Kamala Harris (Who lost that certain election to that US leader last time out in the year before, but well, I don't know whether she'll run again in 2028, because of her challenge against the outgoing California governor Gavin Newsom according to a text that Aunty Tan had sent to me on Messenger recently), or that shocking US vice leader himself who will be an apparent heir of the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement, but he's facing a stern challenge from the US Secretary of State of Marco Rubio (Son of Latin American immigrants) who is nominated for the Republican Party in his race of succeeding that US leader in the bid of making it to the White House) that doesn't allow Somalians into the country along with both their archenemy of Iran, & Haiti except for these players (And Iran should've played in Mexico according to Claudia Sheinbaum the Mexican president, but they still refused to do that even that they are forced to play it on US soil with security being able to guard the Iranian football (Soccer) team for the entirety of the tournament along with 47 other nations participating), meaning that the official has been shown the send off offence according to the sports news article on the Whanganui Chronicle newspaper. 

And thirdly in the cricket that the Black Caps fizzled at Lord's in Middlesex, in the first test against England (Just like our defending Olympic champions the Black Ferns 7s who fell short against our rivals of the Wallaroos 7s who claimed the SVNS women's series for the first time since 2021-22 over in Bordeaux during the women's final thinking that the Aussie women's sevens team celebrated like the England 15's women had won the women's Rugby World Cup last year on home soil, but the Aussie success in women's 7s means that it's good for rugby sevens, thinking that other sides were being able to provide the competitive edge of catching up the Kiwis who have always been dominant out there) coached by New Zealander Brendon McCullum who dominated from start to finish as part of an Ashes rebuild thanks to the nasty fasties goon squad from both Ollie Robinson who also got a 5 wicket haul during the first innings (Including 4 for 10 from 6 overs at stumps, including 3 wickets in his first over in his first test since February the year before, even though it is his comeback test where he was recalled under McCullum following their failure to bring the Ashes back home to England against Australia last Southern Hemisphere summer), & Gus Atkinson who claimed the last wicket of Matt Henry as Atkinson (Who won't play in the next test at the Oval in London over in Surrey along with their captain Ben Stokes because of them being suspended for breaking strict team curfew protocol following a drunken night out with the Saracens rugby players like England rugby team captain Maro Itoje for example, in which one of their English cricketers had a fraca with a Saracens rugby prop which was broken up by one of the England cricket team's bodyguards that let them down, thinking that New Zealand has a better chance with Stokes (Who got arrested for the crime that he committed in 2017-18 for affray, then he had a drunken night out with the English cricket team players during their last Ashes campaign which was unsuccessful at a pub in Queensland that also let them down), & Atkinson not playing as both of them being stood down for their bad conduct) picked up his 2nd fifer with a 115 run win to go 1 - 0 up in the series in that the Lord's pitch was an unsatisfying one (And the English claimed the big wicket of Kane Williamson who is in his last test of his career at Lord's by one of their English bowlers of Josh Tongue who trapped him LB right in front of the wickets that the ball would've gone on to hit it before stumps as well, then there was new test debutant of Emilio Gay who top scored 57 off 95 deliveries during the second innings where he had a dream debut over there).

And lastly the latest in the rugby in the semifinals of this years Super Rugby Pacific competition as the Chiefs have outplayed the Crusaders in an emphatic humiliation at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton thanks to a performance by one of the Chiefs players who made the difference of Damian McKenzie who had been awarded player of the game honours for his performance on the field (Even though Kyren Taumoefolau scored a double that ended the Crusaders reign of Super Rugby Pacific glory again), that sends them through to their 4th straight final, meanwhile a day later that the Hurricanes have turned the tables on the Blues in a comprehensive hiding that could've gone either way, including the 1st half that was a close one, until the Canes outgunned them by tearing them into pieces in the 2nd half which ended in sheer brilliance, & delight at Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington with hooker Asafo Aumua (Who put in a fend then bumped off a defender before he scored that try, just like Kini Naholo did in the lead up to the try that he bumped off a player up towards halfway, before passing it to Brayden Iose who passed it towards Ere Enari (One of 2 Hurricanes players along with Brad Shields who had Super Rugby title success in the past because of Enari being part of the Crusaders setup from 2017 until 2019 (He didn't play the whole 2018 season through a broken leg) between the 22 metre line with nowhere to go, then he unloaded that pass to Naholo who would gone on to score that try (While there was a double to Josh Moorby who moves to 15 for the entire season behind his Hurricanes teammate of Fehi Fineanganofo) being awarded the hero of the game where they won that sent the Hurricanes fans into a frenzy (Up the Canes!) where they won (Pops thinks that both of these matches were joint standouts, but I prefer the Hurricanes-Blues one over the Chiefs-Crusaders one with both the Chiefs & Hurricanes delivering a New York Knicks like performance) which means that the Chiefs are heading to Wellington for the grand final set to take place on Saturday, June 20th.

So it's the Hurricanes to play the Chiefs in this years Super Rugby Pacific final (And the last meeting between the two was in round 10 this year, when the Chiefs secured a certain win (It just had to be) against the Canes during Super point extra time (The scores were tied at 17 all after 80 minutes in which the match was incredibly close, as it resulted in a sudden death finish) with Wallace Sititi scored the match winning try as the crowd erupt (And the crowd has absolutely gone wild after all) after Damian McKenzie's attempt of a field goal had gone astray (Well, to start with that Sititi wasn't offside when he won the game for the Chiefs) when it was charged down), but will it be the Hurricanes co-captains of both Jordie Barrett & Du'Plessis Kirifi? (It was Dane Coles who lifted the trophy aloft for their one & only Super title a decade ago), or the Chiefs captain Luke Jacobson? (It was also both Craig Clarke, & Liam Messam who secured back to back titles, in both back in 2012, & 2013 respectively), we will find it out when the grand final takes place at the Cake Tin of Wellington Regional Stadium, in Welly of Wellington to decide who will be crowned the new Super Rugby Pacific champion (Well, who is it going to be? That is the question. Whether it's the Hurricanes who win their 2nd championship, & their first since back in 2016? Or will the Chiefs end a 13 year drought in which they haven't triumphed since also back in 2013? Time will tell, but, we'll see (These are the questions that haunt me).

So that is my 730th blog of the year 2026 (MMXXVI) & my 82nd of this year, viva Ukraine.

P.S. And the entertainment world had already been in mourning as famous British film & TV star who had a career spanning 60 years of Patrick Stewart from Star Trek: the Next Generation, & the X-Men trilogy has passed away recently, but they already sent their thoughts, prayers, & heartfelt condolences got to him, & his loved ones back in the United States over in California, rest in love.

Patrick Stewart

1940 - 2026

Picking Dragons' Pockets: My 81st Blog of the year 2026

Well, welcome to our readers here in New Zealand, & around the world, I'm Whetu Ngapo & you're tuning in to my KiwiAvenger blog here on blogger (And sorry folks that I have not been writing on my blogs because I took a week's break in fact), but first in Super Rugby Pacific news such as the Hurricanes (Who had Cam Roigard who was the standout player of the game & Warner Dearns crossing over for a double, while Ngane Punivai got himself a hat-trick where the match was meant to be a supposed contest that ended in sheer humiliation, so, "Up the Canes!" (I should've said it every time the Hurricanes win just like that famous team nickname about the New Zealand Warriors which is "Up the Wahs!") overcoming atrocious conditions with a thrashing against the ACT Brumbies at the Cake Tin of Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington to go through to the semi final, then the Crusaders remain undefeated at the new Te Kaha Stadium, & in home playoff matches against the Blues (Who had a player Malachi Wrampling sent off for 20 minutes as a result of dangerous play on Leicester Fainga'anuku that deemed to be like a volatile manslaughter after being on the receiving end of him been given a sin bin, & on report meaning that his season is over as he will miss the semis, & possibly the final if the Blues (Who march on via the lucky loser spot) make it with a ban worth 3 weeks) in a lop-sided affair in Christchurch that sent the Crusaders into the final 4 all thanks to a hat-trick from fullback, & former Welsh international Johnny McNicholl meaning that the chances for the Crusaders of retaining the Super Rugby Pacific crown, is in fact still alive (And I watched an old game of the Blues-Crusaders encounter in Pukekohe from the archives that was way back in 1997 (And there were players in that era, such as Zinzan Brooke, Carlos Spencer, Craig Dowd, & Eroni Clarke for the Blues (And one of their players of the late Jonah Lomu (Who is by far the GOAT of rugby, compared to WWE wrestling having 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, the late Hulk Hogan, John Cena, & the Rock, & Formula One having Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, & the late Juan Manuel Fangio) didn't play all season as he had kidney disease that cost him all year as he didn't get medical clearance at the time) that won the game by a single point which was a close game throughout, while the Crusaders had Todd Blackadder, Justin Marshall, Andrew Mehrtens, & Mark Hammett playing for them) where they showed it on Sky Sport in anticipation of that game that was played on June 6th), then the Chiefs (Who had lost Wallace Sititi to a serious head knock where he had to leave the field for a head bin, then failed after one of the Queensland Reds players of Lukhan Salakaia-Loto who had been shown the sin bin for that high contact on Sititi, even with the Boston Celtics of Super Rugby Pacific of the Crusaders have boosted their efforts of going back to back, & become a 14 time champion in order to sign off the Penney era, if Wallace is ruled out for the crucial semi against them (And I fear it might be a Hurricanes-Crusaders final, just like in 2006 where they once had the fog final that was colloquially known as the most infamous, or strangest ever where the fans weren't able to see most of the action when the players were on the field (And I did play it in Rugby 25 as the Hurricanes when I played it against the red & blacks in Wellington at the Cake Tin of Wellington Regional Stadium in a potential, but possible Super Rugby Pacific final matchup preview) produced one of the greatest but finest performances in recent memory by one man who returned from a head injury that sparked the fire lit upon them, of Damian McKenzie (A 2 try hero along with Tongan winger Kyren Taumoefolau) who totally embarrassed the Queensland Reds to advance through to the last 4 at FMG Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.

And here are the list of games coming up as the Super Rugby Pacific competition heads into the semi final stages of the competition (And for the first time ever in the comp's short 5 year history in SRP that no side from Australia, will be involved at all in the semi (And the Aussie teams are still unable to get one on the board against the NZ sides whilst playing on New Zealand soil because their record is both poor, & woeful) as most of the Kiwi teams who take care of business of their ambitions of reaching the final (But first, there was back in 2001 that the only occasion that all 5 New Zealand sides weren't able to make it through to the semifinals of the Super competition (And the ACT Brumbies were the first non-Kiwi side to win a Super title (Their last full championship was in 2004 (7 years before the Queensland Reds took victory in the competition), while the last Aussie team to win a full competition bar the Super Rugby AU titles won by the ACT Brumbies in a COVID hit 2020, followed by the Queensland Reds in 2021 affected by the global COVID pandemic as well, was also in 2014 with the New South Wales Waratahs where they beat the Crusaders who last appeared in a final, until 3 years later where they had the threepeat from 2017 until 2019, before a 2 year layoff (The entire Super Rugby competition was called off in 2020 during the heights of COVID, & the pandemic where the Crusaders won the regional Aotearoa title in 2020-21 before the Blues did it in the truncated Trans-Tasman crown) where they won back to back titles in 2022-23 before the Blues took over the year before, then the red & blacks regained it last year):

Chiefs Vs Crusaders: FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton (The last time both of these sides met was in round 15 there in Otautahi Christchurch, where the Crusaders notched a 4 point victory over the Chiefs with David Havili (Who could be recalled to the AB's under our new coach Dave Rennie due to him rediscovering his form that resurrected his chances of playing test rugby again after being left out in the cold last year under Scott Robertson (The most unsuccessful international rugby coach ever where he was a great player during his playing days) by spending months in the wilderness, while for lock Jamie Hannah, an All Blacks call up would be beckoning following an impressive season that he is having) making the difference of kicking that 50-22, then scoring the winning try that turned the Crusaders fans heads all along at Te Kaha Stadium)

& Hurricanes Vs Blues: Hnry Stadium, Wellington (The most recent meeting between the two was in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland at round 14, also where the Hurricanes were overwhelmingly dominant in a resounding record win against the Blues (Who is Super Rugby Pacific's equivalent to NBA's Los Angeles Lakers due to them being the 2nd most successful in terms of championships won) at their home patch at Eden Park, for the first time since 2019 where the Canes stormed to a 21 - 0 lead, before they at halftime with the score at 21 - 12, as the Hurricanes secured a dominant bonus point victory with tries scored by Pasilio Tosi, Kini Naholo, Fehi Fineanganofo (Who is currently out with an injury because his season thought that it's over, but however recovered in time for the semi as he equals the Super Rugby season try scoring record along with both former Brumby Joe Roff way back in 1997, & former Hurricane Ben Lam (Brother of AJ Lam, & relative of Pat the former Manu Samoa player) back in 2018, with 16 in fact), as well as Raymond Tuputupu, & Peter Lakai, while the Blues fought back with tries from Wrampling, AJ, Sam Darry (Son of a former provincial player Hunter, & the nutritionist Kat), & Kurt Eklund).

And secondly that I had a great birthday lunch at Thai Villa with Pops, Dad, Raewyn & Raewyn's daughter throughout as I had a Pad Thai for the main course before I had a birthday cake which is a carrot cake (And the gift that Dad has given it to me was a Project Motor Racing PS5 game (And I've got 40 modern video games (27 PS4, 11 PS5, & 1 Xbox One & Xbox Series X/S each), compared to 24 retro video games (All on the PlayStation 2 (And I still do have the PS2 slim with me since I bought it in December last year while both Aunty Tan & Rejean (Who I have not seen both of them for 157 days as of June 8th) were both here, & the reason why I wanted to get it is because of as a tribute to the late Carole Webb who passed away in November last year (And she was due to have her 74th birthday on June 17th, so that's why she was no longer with us) that is all of them a physical copies of it, as well as 26 Blu-ray movies, & 44 rock music albums now as of July 8th (And I bought a Foo Fighters (Whom I'm showing both love & appreciation of the band recently) debut album from 1995 (I know exactly 3 songs such as their debut single, 'This is a Call' that I love, then 'Big Me' which is the other one, & my fave off the album that is 'Exhausted') at the River Traders market along with Echoes, Patience, Silence & Grace from 2007 (And I also exactly know 4 songs off my heart such as my fave off the album of 'The Pretender', then 'Long Road to Ruin' as the other single, as well as 'Let It Die' where they always play it on the Rock FM, not Brian FM, & my second cousin Benny's fave Foo Fighters song 'Stranger Things Have Happened') a week later as well + both the Manic Street Preachers (This is My Truth, Tell Me Yours in which I know both songs from the album such as the most famous one called 'If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next' & the other famous one called 'You Stole the Sun From My Heart'), U2 (The Best of 1990 - 2000 which features the singles 'Mysterious Ways', 'One', 'Even Better than the Real Thing', 'Numb', Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me' from the Batman Forever movie, 'Staring at the Sun', 'Discotheque', then my fave song from the band which is 'Beautiful Day' where I first heard it back in 2000 when it came out, as well as 'Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of', & the William Orbit version of 'Electrical Storm' that I like), Twenty One Pilots (Breach in which the song of 'The Contract', has a bit of a Linkin Park sounding song feel to it that it's inspired by one of their songs from the famous American nu metal band from 2010, called 'The Catalyst'), & Foo Fighters (Your Favourite Toy for that I know both songs from the album, such as 'Window' that I heard on Brian (The radio station that plays Moby (The one that I love), but one of my favourite songs from him is 'Porcelain', but I like 'Bodyrock' as my other fave from Moby (And the reason why I'm a fan of him is because of his decent music, just like the late Chris Cornell, & his bands of both Audioslave, & Soundgarden, then the late David Bowie, & Neil Finn & his bands of both Crowded House, & Split Enz, but I like the late Jimi Hendrix as well throughout), & the most infamous one, called 'Asking for a Friend' which serves as the last track on the album) albums respectively from the Vinyl Room (And there was a gift delivered from Andy who was in Auckland that sent & dropped the package off for me, which is an Alter Bridge (The band consisting of Myles Kennedy & the 3 members of the band Creed like Mark Tremonti, & Scott Phillips) album called Blackbird that is released back in 2007 that I love, but I know one song off the album, & it is 'Rise Today' where I also first heard it also back in 2007 on the Rock (The New Zealand radio station, not the famous Samoan origin wrestler from the United States), but I managed to purchase both Audioslave self-titled album from back in 2002, & the Radiohead OK Computer album also from way back in 1997 at the Vinyl Room lately on the 13th of June), compared to Mum being a rugby book, & Aunty Tan (She has a birthday due on the 10th of June) who still lives over in Canada also being both PlayStation 2 games of F1 Career Challenge (A Formula One racing games that features the 4 seasons starting from way back in 1999, & finishing back in 2002), & Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (The game based on the movie since I already own one on Blu-ray) thinking that it was my best birthday ever, compared to last year where I got my phone as my birthday present.

And thirdly in gaming that I'm into wrestling again, due to the success of the 3 wrestlers (Both male & 1 female) recently such as 'The American Nightmare/Raheem/Cozy Rhodes' Cody Rhodes, 'The Big Dog/The OTC (Original Tribal Chief)' Roman Reigns (One of the American wrestlers of Pacific Island descent along with the most famous one of his cousins of once 'The People's Champion' & then 'The Final Boss' the Rock (Dwayne Johnson who was once known as 'The Blue Chipper' Rocky Maivia who is the biggest celebrity of the face, that the world has ever seen), then Roman's first cousin once removed of Jey Uso, as well as the late 'Yoko' of Yokozuna, & others like the Headshrinkers of Fatu (Who later became Rikishi) & Samu, Nia Jax (The Rock's cousin according to Heyman), Tamina Snuka (That's the daughter of the late Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka), & Naomi (Wife of Jey's twin brother Jimmy), + Jimmy as part of the Usos, the late Umaga (Who was once known as Jamal who was part of the 3 Minute Warning with his cousin Rosey (Roman's bro), Solo Sikoa (One of Rikishi/Fatu's sons & brother of the Uso twin bros), Dwayne's late grandfather of Peter 'High Chief' Maivia (Who had once wrestled here in New Zealand, then Australia, Japan, Europe, & finally, the United States according to 'The Wise Man', Paul Heyman the famous wrestling manager & host of the Bloodline showcase mode on WWE 2K25), then the Wild Samoans of Sika, & Afa, as well as the OG Bloodline consisting of Sami Zayn, the Usos, & Roman against the new Bloodline of Tonga Loa, Tama Tonga, Jacob Fatu, & Sikoa, & the Islanders of both Islander Tama, & Islander Haku), & Rhea 'Mami/The Nightmare' Ripley (Well, the Aussie people are convincing of having a go of being wrestling followers because of one woman who is one of women's wrestling's main stars this decade (Compared to last decade which was all about Irishwoman Becky 'The Man/The Irish Lass Kicker' Lynch (Who has the same nationality as fellow female wrestler Lyra Valkyria, & others like Finn Balor, & JD McDonagh, & is the one who had been defeated as she got decimated against the NXT graduate of Sol Ruca (Who could be touted as the next Rhea Ripley, compared to male Nigerian wrestler Oba Femi potentially being the next John Cena), the Hawaiian girl for the Women's Intercontinental title (In which Lynch had held on to since the last WrestleMania in that she beaten AJ Lee (CM Punk's wife who had pulverised Becky at Elimination Chamber (In which Randy Orton (Who betrayed his old friend Cody at the contract signing on Smackdown), while women like Sol Ruca for example that opportunities aren't limited since the establishment of both the women's Intercontinental & women's US titles respectively that was the year before, & if both of these titles weren't introduced that further opportunities for female wrestlers were going to be limited), & Ripley won their Elimination Chamber matches to earn title shots at the Grandest Stage of Them All) at WM XLII) at WWE the Clash in Italy), while 'The Quintessential WWE Diva/Canada's Greatest Export' of Trish Stratus who dominated the noughties decade, & the late 'Ninth Wonder of the World' of Chyna who was the top women's wrestler of the 90s) that I finally started playing WWE 2K25 on my birthday because I'm now doing the Bloodline legacy showcase mode where I'm trying to unlock all of it once that is 17 of them (I did both in the last 2 days as of the 8th of June, but I'll be doing it for the next 15 days), then I started playing F1 25 again because of the new 2026 season pack now being available meaning that I have not played it for ages (And I did Kimi Antonelli where I relived his 4 wins in China, Japan (That's the home country of both female wrestlers such as 'The Empress' Asuka who is the most successful of her country, as well as Iyo Sky, Kairi Sane, & Shunsuke Nakamura), Miami, Canada (That's also Chelsea Green & Trish Stratus's home country (And there's Maryse (The Miz's French Canadian wife), Natalya (Niece of 'The Hitman', Bret Hart, & daughter of 'The Anvil', Jeff Neidhart), & Sami Zayn the male Syrian Canadian wrestling star amongst others), & recently Monaco (Where our Kiwi Liam Lawson who finished 5th behind Aussie competitor of McLaren's Oscar Piastri in a decent performance that was marred by a red flag that caused a delay of proceedings when Kimi (Who finished ahead of multiple world champion Lewis Hamilton (Teammate of Monaco's Charles Leclerc who crashed on the final corner that caused a yellow flag to drop during the Grand Prix) who races for Ferrari in 2nd in his equal best result of this season, then the Algerian origin driver of Frenchman Isack Hadjar in the Red Bull who rounded out the podium for the first time ever in 3rd, but missed out on a podium because it went to Gasly who thought that he a time penalty) led during that Grand Prix (He started on pole ahead of Dutchman Max Verstappen (That's Hadjar's teammate), the former 4 time world champion in the Red Bull who had a bad start when he stalled on the grid, then Max went to the pits to come in & retire, just like the defending world champion of Britain's Lando Norris in the McLaren who was out of the race due to a mechanical failure that caused problems regarding to the power unit), but loses his equal best result in Formula One after Alpine driver of Frenchman Pierre Gasly who originally finished 7th due to being penalized for 5 seconds, has his podium being reinstated due to an error, meaning that Lawson's best result is still Azerbaijan from last year), then won where he did it 5 times in a row that maintained his status as the World Championship leader in his chances of becoming Italy's first Formula One world champion since the late Alberto Ascari in 1953 (And there has been ups & downs in Italian sport this year, such as Milano hosting the Winter Olympics in February, then the Italian rugby team shock the rugby world with wins against Scotland & England during the VI Nations, & the Italy football (Soccer) team failing to qualify for the Football (Soccer) men's World Championship for the 3rd straight time in the aftermath of their wayward performance against Bosnia & Herzegovina who prevailed on penalties in the UEFA qualification playoff final who made it instead to North America which will be the most controversial according to most estimates due to political upheaval still happening in the US with many travellers chosen not to head to that country for which is deemed to be a hostile one), compared to George Russell having just the 1 victory that he had this season in Australia (That's Rhea Ripley's home country needless to say, along with others like Grayson Waller, & Bronson Reed), but I raced the Monaco & Barcelona-Catalunya tracks as part of its preview of its next upcoming races being held (+ I tried the new track at the new Madring circuit where I've raced on it (And there are both new constructors joining the fray, such as Audi (Their driver lineup consisting of both German Nico 'Hulk' Hulkenberg & Brazilian Gabriel 'Gabi' Bortoleto) & Cadillac (Which features the most experienced driver lineup that includes also both Finn Valtteri 'VB' Bottas & Mexican Sergio 'Checo' Perez), but I'm divided between both motor racing & wrestling altogether mainly due to me playing the 3 games such as Gran Turismo 7, WWE 2K25, & F1 25, although I'm despite being mainly a rugby aficionado as well throughout like Pops does (And I'm sometimes into league because of my Dad being a fanatic of the sport).

And finally in golf that I would like to shed light that I'm about to break the silence about the downfall of world famous American golfer Tiger Woods, & his driving under the influence arrest this year meaning that the golf world is stunned to hear that his career could end in disgrace if he's sentenced to a crime that he committed, like a fine, & a community service for example that he could lose sponsorship endorsement revenue, like Nike for example (And he had both brushes with such as his societal problems in 2009 in that his marriage with Swedish woman Elin Nordegren had finished, then an vehicle accident in California in 2021 where he suffered injuries to an extent) instead of the All Blacks who sponsored Adidas since 1999 instead where he first burst into the amateur golf scene (He did the Tiger slam in 2000, to 2001 where he rocketed to stardom, while his last major golf championship win was at the Masters back in 2019 a year before the COVID pandemic took place that urged people to remain at their homes by flattening their curves) just like Justin Timberlake (The ex-N*SYNC boy band member) in 2023 who I have not mentioned him on my blogs where he did something wrong, & his DWI charge which sent his downward spiral that marked the beginning of the end of his music career.

So that is my 729th blog of the year 2026 (MMXXVI) & my 81st of this year, viva Ukraine.

P.S. Everything you say to me

Takes me one step closer to the edge, & I'm about to break

I need a little room to breathe

Cause I'm one step closer to the edge, I'm about to break

Life on Mars: My 80th Blog of the year 2026

Well, welcome to our readers here in New Zealand, & around the world, I'm Whetu Ngapo & you're tuning in to my KiwiAvenger blog here on blogger (And it is my first blog since the Black Knights of Auckland FC have won the A-League for the first time ever as they became the first New Zealand club in history to win the Trans-Tasman football (Soccer) club competition (And there are 12 competing from the men's comp, such as 10 from Australia & both from New Zealand such as the aforementioned AFC (Whose defence of the title is in jeopardy as the A-League had issued a war on the salary cap that had been implemented at a limit of AU $3 million being imposed as part of its loophole changes coming into effect starting next season which is 2026-27, according to most reports where they think that the Black Knights had spent twice the amount as the Nix did before that certain loophole change had now been introduced), & the Wellington Phoenix (Who I'm a fan of when they reached the playoffs back in 2010 where 24,278 fans attended the game that the Phoenix won on penalties against Perth Glory, then 32,792 people turned up at Wellington Regional Stadium to witness them smashing the Newcastle Jets in the minor semi-final, even before they fell short to the eventual champions Sydney FC involving their player Steve Corica (Future Auckland FC (Who is the 3rd New Zealand club to compete in the A-League after the New Zealand Knights (Founded as remnants of the Football Kingz in the defunct NSL who competed in the first 2 seasons before disbanding in 2006-07), then the Wellington Phoenix (Their debut season was in 2007-08 (And has been there since) compared to AFC who had their first season in 2024-25) coach) in the preliminary final in Sydney, then the World Cup arrived where the All Whites didn't advance through to the round of 16 despite ending our campaign unbeaten in all 3 draws against Slovakia first, then the defending champions at the time of Italy, & Paraguay as New Zealand was the only team that had never lost a match throughout the whole tournament (And 16 years later, we have waited for this as we are in a World Cup in North America, for only the 3rd time since our debut in 1982 (And our first since the aforementioned 2010 one), & our upcoming matches will be against Iran in LA, then both Egypt & Belgium in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada), but first in gaming that the EA Sports Rugby game on the PlayStation 2, has become one of my fave PS2 games therefore taking over from Star Wars Battlefront II (2005), but I clocked the game 3 times such as completing both the Tri Nations (A competition involving the big 3 Southern Hemisphere teams of Australia, New Zealand, & South Africa that they must play each other 2 times with the side with the most wins is the champion) & World Championship (A global event which all 20 teams compete from pool matches to a knockout stage with one main goal is to win the prestigious global rugby tournament in order to become champions of the world) as the All Blacks (My favourite international rugby team to root for along with the Hurricanes in Super Rugby Pacific & Whanganui in the Heartland Championship), & the VI Nations (A European tournament that features the 6 major Euro teams competing such as England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, & Wales) as the Scots because of our family roots over there that is why the reason I wanted to play as Scotland out of the other 5 like the English, the French, the Irish, the Italians, & the Welsh for example + There are 23 venues in the game (5 from France (Beziers, Bordeaux (Stade Chaban Delmas), Lens (Stade Bollaert-Delelis), Paris (Stade de France) & Toulouse (Stadium de Toulouse), then 4 from England (Bristol, Huddersfield, Leicester & London (Allianz Stadium Twickenham), & 3 each from Ireland (Belfast, Dublin (The old Lansdowne Road before it became Aviva Stadium where it was renovated) & Limerick), Scotland (Glasgow (Hampden Park), Murrayfield (Edinburgh), Galashiels) & Wales (Cardiff (Millennium Stadium), Llanelli & Wrexham), then there's both from Australia (Melbourne (Docklands Stadium) & Sydney (Stadium Australia), & 1 each from Italy (Rome (Stadio Flaminio), New Zealand (Auckland (Eden Park) & South Africa (Joburg (Ellis Park).

And secondly in Formula One that Italian driver Kimi Antonelli has continued to assert his dominance of winning 4 in a row in Canada (His winning streak began in China where he became the 2nd youngest driver to win a Grand Prix, followed by Japan prior to the 5 week break when both the Bahrain & Saudi Arabian Grands Prix had to be called off as a result of America's invasion of Iran (In which was colloquially known as that dreadful American leader's war), as well as Miami where F1 was back at last when the 35 day break had been expired, & most recently, in Canada), therefore he remains as the world championship leader (2nd place went to Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton (His best result of the new season) who just had to beat Max Verstappen who finished on the podium in the dying moments of the race, but Antonelli's Mercedes teammate of Britain's George Russell whose chances of winning in Canada, ended in heartbreak as he gets a DNF mid-race when Kimi capitalised the situation being unfolded at that moment) following the Canadian Grand Prix (Which was held following the Indy 500), but Italy hasn't produced a world champion since the late Alberto Ascari in 1953 when he secured back to back world championships with Antonelli seeking to become the 3rd if he becomes the new world champion after both the late Ascari & the late Doctor Farina, but it is a long way to go with 17 races left in the calendar with the next one being held in Monaco at the Monaco GP scheduled for the 5th to the 7th of June (And I expect big, massive upgrades from McLaren who are attempting to beat Mercedes, at one of McLaren's most favourable circuits at the Circuit de Monaco, in their bid of defending their constructors crown, therefore assisting Lando Norris's chances of successfully going back to back in terms of the world drivers championship fight (And Norris is 4th in the championship behind Monaco's Charles Leclerc (Who goes into his emotional homecoming full of confidence) in the Ferrari), & if Lando wins the Monaco Grand Prix, his aspirations of becoming the world champion again, could well be in truly, back on track).

And thirdly that Dad will be heading to Christchurch on May 30th to pick up his new camper van meaning that he'll have to head down there to get one by catching a flight to Christchurch to acquire the new camper van first, then stay in Picton for the night before a day later of catching a ferry on the Inter Islander on the way home to Whanganui in time on May 31st a day before we head to Caroline's for Raewyn's daughter's birthday lunch there due at 11:30 pm during King's birthday on June 1st which is 6 days out until I hit the big 35 for my 35th birthday on June 7th at Thai Villa for lunch.

And lastly in the rugby as the Crusaders (Who remain undefeated at their fortress of Te Kaha Stadium at 4 & 0 (First the New South Wales Waratahs during Super Round, then the Blues, as well as the Chiefs, & recently the Hurricanes) with a San Antonio Spurs inspired performance that saw them led by 'Wemby' of Victor Wembanyama (The Antoine Dupont & Kylian Mbappe of French basketball who will be in his first final, for which San Antonio will be the host of the first 2 games of the NBA finals) against the Oklahoma City Thunder (Whose reign as the NBA champions had ended after defeat in the 7th & deciding game meaning that there has to be the best of 7 first to 4, in order that they're can only be one clear winner, much more like the super over in cricket (T20 & ODI only during the knockouts of the men's ODI Cricket World Cup), & the penalty shootout in football (Soccer) during the knockout stages of a major tournament, especially both the Euros, & the World Cup), as well as in league like State of Origin, & in rugby where there is a 3 match test series) advance through to the NBA finals against the New York Knicks in a chance to claim the NBA championship for the first time since 2013-14 where it had the likes of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, & Kawhi Leonard back then when they last triumphed) & the Chiefs recorded dominant wins over the Hurricanes (Who had to rest key players for the clash at Te Kaha Stadium in Christchurch) & the Blues (Who'll have to travel to Christchurch against the Crusaders in the qualifying finals following defeat against the Chiefs who too rested those big guns for the clash at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton, allowing Wallace Sititi to take over the captain or skipper's armband for that occasion) respectively, but Moana Pasifika sign off Super Rugby Pacific with a boil over win one last time in what would be their final outing in the competition, against the Brumbies (Who'll go to Wellington to take on the Canes during the 1st round of the playoff phase that is the qualifying finals) in Canberra, which means that Moana had been given the axe since they're not going to compete next year because they ran out of money to continue operating (And it was dogged by a 20 minute send off against Faletoi Peni after a second sin bin offence for shockingly taken Andy Muirhead out of commission with a dangerous tackle deemed to be a cheap shot & a cowardly act (Is there a high shot? Is there an impact above the shoulder? Now, Peni did what? This is going to give us, a bit more of the clue. He did something? He certainly did something. Now what happens, he'd seen some more. Well, the pictures tell the story. He leaves, Super Rugby Pacific, in disgrace. And he leaves his team in big trouble. Moana down to 14 players. And the chances of leaving the competition with a win, has an unsavoury moment there. But that will make the headlines of the result I feel. It's a sending off for the high shot, Faletoi Peni can hardly believe it. Faletoi Peni, has been shown the send off offence. Well, this is the man, who that day, has been tipped to play, for this game to start in the midfield, in order to make the difference, in a game, that he had to get through, without blemish, he's got himself red carded, after 62 minutes, it is a remarkable start. It's a send off, second sin bin for Faletoi Peni. Unacceptable tackle. Sent off) which was shades of the Kalyn Ponga incident where he deliberately, but intentionally taken Tolu Koula out with a no arms tackle straight to the head during Origin I in Sydney between New South Wales Blues, & the Queensland Maroons (And 'KP' just escaped with a ban as he got fined 23% of his match fee following the incident that landed him in hot water, in which the referee had ejected him for a terrorist like hostile act such as a high shot, as well as impact above the shoulder for that was volatile (Another word that I also getting intolerant with along with tyrant as well throughout), but Moana have managed to overcome the send off therefore bidding farewell to the Super Rugby Pacific competition before possibly joining MLR as a team based in Hawaii).

And here are the list of games coming up as the Super Rugby Pacific competition heads into the qualifying finals:

Hurricanes Vs ACT Brumbies: Hnry Stadium, Wellington (The most recent meeting between the two was during Super Round in Christchurch at round 11 on ANZAC Day, where Fehi Fineanganofo who lit up of scoring an impressive 4 tries, compared to Josh Moorby who would gone on to score a double)

Chiefs Vs Queensland Reds: FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton (The last time both of these sides met was in round 13 of the competition where the Chiefs won in that controversial match which was blighted by a dreadful but shocking refereeing performance from Marcus Playle who never refereed a game of Super Rugby Pacific again following the match)

& Crusaders Vs Blues: Te Kaha Stadium, Christchurch (Their last meeting between the two was in round 13 where the Crusaders were overwhelmingly dominant against the Blues who had to lose Dalton Papali'i through injury)

So that is my 728th blog of the year 2026 (MMXXVI) & my 80th of this year, viva Ukraine.

Let's Dance: My 79th Blog of the year 2026 (AKA Auckland FC triumph in the A-League competition)

Well, welcome to our readers here in New Zealand, & around the world, I'm Whetu Ngapo & you're tuning in to my KiwiAvenger blog here on blogger, but first in Super Rugby Pacific as the Crusaders (Who announced that their coach Rob Penney is leaving at the end of this season as he prepares for his retirement from coaching, allowing Scott Hansen to take over from him starting next year, but will have the services of star man Richie Mo'unga back from Japan next season) defeat the Chiefs at their fortress of Te Kaha Stadium in Christchurch thanks to a winning 50/22 from the Crusaders captain himself, David Havili before the red & blacks even pounced of scoring that winning try (And I watched that Super Rugby match from the archives back in 2012 between the 2 sides at McLean Park in Napier on the 21st & 22nd of May where the Chiefs had a close win over the Crusaders) by Havili himself, then Moana Pasifika fall short in their last home game at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland in heartbreaking fashion against the Queensland Reds whose chances of reaching the playoffs are still alive after that decisive try (And Moana are due to play their last ever Super Rugby Pacific game against the Brumbies in Canberra before being defunct in which they have run out of money to keep them going, therefore the competition next year, will be down to 10 teams (5 from New Zealand, 4 from Australia & only 1 from Fiji), then a conversion to put them in front as they had to cling on until the end of the game, while the Hurricanes had taken victory against the Highlanders (Who will also have Shannon Frizell return from Japan next season as part of his ambitions of making the AB's squad just like Mo'unga, in next year's men's Rugby World Cup in Australia in an effort to topple the Springboks, & their chance of becoming the first side to complete a hat-trick of winning 3 men's RWC's in a row) whose season is over at Hnry Stadium in Wellington, even though with the Canes remain on top of the table going into the final round of the regular season against the Crusaders (Who will be seeking to leapfrog the Blues of hosting a home qualifying final if they win so that is the equation) in Christchurch.

And here are the list of matches coming up as the Super Rugby Pacific competition heads into the final round of the season in round 16:

Crusaders Vs Hurricanes: Te Kaha Stadium, Christchurch

Queensland Reds Vs Fijian Drua: Lang Park, Brisbane

ACT Brumbies Vs Moana Pasifika: Canberra Stadium, Canberra

Chiefs Vs Blues: Waikato Stadium, Waikato

& Western Force Vs New South Wales Waratahs: Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth

Bye: Highlanders

And secondly in the motor racing department such as the Indy 500 where Felix Rosenqvist (Who became a dad when his baby daughter was born 3 weeks in the lead-up to the event) becomes the 3rd different Swedish driver after both Kenny Brack way back in 1999, & Marcus Ericsson in 2022 who was the last Swede to do so before Rosenqvist, to win the Indianapolis 500 where he edged Team Penske's David Malukas (The Lithuanian American who comes from Chicago, Illinois) who thought that he was going to win, until he got beaten by 'Fro' in one of the closest finishes in Indy 500 history (And there was 1992 where American Al 'Little Al/Al Jr' Unser Jr had to beat Canadian Scott Goodyear for the win which was one of the most infamous narrow margins ever) with a close victory in 'The Greatest Spectacle of Racing' during the final dramatic lap of the 200-lap race, as Felix had gone from 3rd, to 1st in a 1-lap shootout that decided IndyCar's premier pinnacle event, meaning that the Borg-Warner trophy is heading to Sweden for the first time since 2022 where Ericsson triumphed (That's a year before American Josef Newgarden won in 2023, then a year later in the year before, & Alex Palou last year) thus remaining the success of the Indy 500 by European drivers (The trophy headed to Spain last year (2025) when Palou also triumphed).

And thirdly news I have not followed since I last watched CNN on May 16th that there has been a shooting incident near the White House (Which will gear up hosting UFC Freedom 250 on the South lawn of the most heavily guarded building in the world (Compared to the Prime Minister of New Zealand's official residence at Premier House in Wellington where it is the most guarded building of our country, while the most secure ballroom is under construction might have been considered dear to build as it costs millions of it at between US $200 million to US $400 million) due on the 14th of June this year to mark the birthday of that dreadful American leader, & to celebrate a double half century of US independence where fights expected to take place, such as 'Sugar' Sean O'Malley is fighting against Aiemann Zahabi in the Bantamweight division, then Brazilian Alex Pereira taking on Frenchman Ciryl Gane in the co-main as part of the heavyweight division, & Georgia's Ilia Topuria is facing against Justin Gaethje in the main event also as part of the lightweight division in front of 5,000 people (And there will be an IndyCar race in the streets of Washington D.C. (One of the new street circuits in the calendar along with the already held Arlington, & Markham in Ontario, Canada) with free admission for all motor racing fans about to take place which is scheduled on August 23rd by the order of the US leader) where a 21 year old African American gunman who was armed not only with a semi-automatic high powered AR-15 rifle had been shot dead by the president's bodyguards who opened fire towards him (Unlike that this year's Football (Soccer) men's World Cup will be in fact, the most controversial ever just exactly like in both Russia 2018, & Qatar 2022 as the other controversies prior to that where hotel prices are going to be high (And most fans will be waiting for 2030 in Spain, Portugal & Morocco so that they can save their money since they elected to boycott the US, & avoid travelling there as fuel jet prices are getting expensive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war for that will be permanent), then ticket prices including the final which will be skyrocketed, as well as an ICE (Which stands for Immigration Customs Enforcement (The US leader's so called goon squad) that are the modern day version of nationalist Germany's Gestapo (For which I'm showing disdain towards them) in that it is a political legislation enforcement force that tracks down any dissidents who blatantly show criticism towards that late German leader) presence throughout the whole tournament (Along with law enforcement officers who are out there to guard any American city during the World Cup since there is always fully heightened security presence everywhere) where they'll track down foreign troublemakers who cause anger, & hostility towards the American people to avoid getting offended by them thinking that the foreigners are being suspicious, & intolerant by being malicious, with social media checks being in place similar to background checks (And they can't have Haitian, & Iranian people around there in the United States of America due to a full travel crackdown imposed by the US government, while the Cote D'Ivorian, & Senegalese people are under a semi travel clampdown also imposed by the American government), & the legislations on anti-dreadful American leader (For which Pops told me about it that the current US President is a total disaster) voices have already been tightened (And they could be shown the ejection (AKA the red card/send off) if they do that, such as terms behind bars as political prisoners) meaning that there is a war on disrespecting the President of the United States (Who I label as a despicable human being, but my life has been ruined by extreme far-right conservative politics being on the rise from the ashes that I hate now (Oh god! But I'm an outspoken critic of extreme far-left liberal politics, mainly because I am a liberal type of person (And I'm an antifa (Which stands for anti-fascist) anyway), such as many countries that are associated with right wing beliefs, like the United States have already prohibited immigration, while other countries are attempting to do so of imposing a war on immigrants such as the UK (But I have been reading the world news section of the Whanganui Chronicle lately like on May 28th not only that I'm politically charged about the situation happening around the globe (And at least we're safe here in our country, according to the comment from Dad that I actually remember on Messenger on the 28th of May), such as the UK to follow Australia's lead of imposing a crack down on social media towards children as they passed a new law according to the UK PM of Sir Keir Starmer to avoid getting kids being harmed about dreadful, shocking, but horrendous content (Like distressing images of both that dreadful invasion since 2022, & in Iran, as well as fascist related stuff like that terrible US leader for example) that they took their own lives with grieving parents are being concerned, & worried towards it thinking that it's suspicious conduct that the legislations of children accessing to social media (That has deemed to be overzealous, even with other countries like Sweden (Where they are trying to introduce it by the 1st of January in the year after), Brazil, & Indonesia are following suit recently after such measures to introduce an age restriction system regime of going on social media, thinking that it's totalitarian stuff, absolute totalitarian stuff), are exactly going to be tightened for which I label it as a political inspired move), Australia, France, Germany (Although their chancellor Frederich Merz is also concerned that his 3 kids, & other young Germans are avoiding of residing in the United States, thinking that it's hostile over there as a result of the climate related to politics that has deemed to be an outcast associated with political polarisation, & its culture wars), & Japan (Italy under Georgia Meloni who imposed a clampdown on deepfake stuff, as well as Austria are under conservative rule) since calls from the far-right that is arisen from their country, in the aftermath of a Japanese teacher got killed (Murdered) by a foreigner (Known as Gaikokujin over there), & their families, as well as their vice president alone along with their families, & their government, in an egregious way as well therefore that someone will be sent to their home country if they do that (Also exactly unlike the Broadcasting Standards Authority are being abolished in favour of self-regulating after it referred to a controversial clash in New Zealand during late last year, & this year, where the BSA tried to regulate online podcasts, as the description of Soviet-era Stasi was used by political figures to criticise what they saw as overreach, & state censorship as in late last year, the BSA indicated it had the power to mandate of subjecting as well as summoning to a review by viewer complaints regarding content on the independent, online digital media outlet the Platform, in response to the Broadcasting Standards Authority's actions, politicians like NZ First leader Winston Peters, & commentators heavily criticized the regulator, as Peters compared the BSA's regulatory moves into the digital space to a "Soviet-era Stasi" and "blatant overreach", meanwhile the underlying tension stemmed from the outdated Broadcasting Act 1989 which the BSA argued it had to interpret for modern media despite lacking clear digital jurisdiction, & following that and other digital jurisdiction disputes, the Government confirmed it will scrap the Broadcasting Standards Authority entirely in favor of media self-regulation (And there is another word along with autocracy, & propaganda that I can't stand anymore, & that is fascism (And regime, as well as totalitarianism too when they released the trailer of the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (I have already got it via pre-order for which evokes memories of the war in Iran, compared to Call of Duty: Black Ops that has drawn parallels to that dreadful invasion since 2022, & Battlefield 6 that is reminiscent to the Gaza conflict that they used to have) about the potential invasion of South Korea by those evil but dastardly, North Korean troops under that country's new leader which will be the antagonist of the game, but there was a line said by one of the North Korean military troops that "They must find the defector, they will burn that village to the ground if they have to" for which the trailer for the game due for release in October this year that sparked outrage about a potential real world war between the 2 countries, & also another word that I extremely hate which is segregation just like South Africa's racial segregation policies during apartheid that lasted from 1948, until a political prisoner named the late Nelson Mandela was released way back in 1990, 2 years before the South Africans had admitted into international sport once again also way back in 1992 as a result of a political change (That's 2 years before Mandela was elected the first African origin president) & another one that I really hate is terrorism just like the 3 boroughs have been shut down in Grand Theft Auto IV due to a terrorist threat that you can't just head into that area which results cops being alerted with an instant wanted level of 4 stars until it has been unlocked (Like Alderney after the mission 3 Leaf Clover), & war as well because of that shocking conflict since 2022 & the Iran war still going at the moment that is bad at the moment along with the US becoming an autocratic country as Dad told me that I wrote down the 8 words that I hate now, like autocracy, propaganda, fascism, regime, totalitarianism, segregation, terrorism, & war) with Liberty City's bridges are barricaded by legislation enforcement officers because of that, damn terrorists!) because of the US President's influence with that late German leader, & that America First (Who I haven't mentioned before that when it was sponsored at a NHL game, even as a political statement in which the America First stuff thing is because of sweeping immigration reforms as well as they imposed a war on freedom of speech that everything like modern day fascism which had not been seen since the end of World War II (And fascism are being on the rise again during modern times since last year when that dreadful American leader (Who is influenced by that late German leader who massacred millions of people, while the US President who always said mean things according to the meme that I saw on Google image search) took office once again, dirty nationalist scum!) policy (And the Hungarian leader of Viktor Orban (Of the Conservative Party who had been the Prime Minister of Hungary since 12 years ago back in 2014 who had been associated with the country who started that shocking conflict since 2022, & the US leader) has been defeated in an election in Hungary recently as the new leader emerges with Peter Magyar (Of the Liberal Party) as the new PM, & with that Liberal party's election win that they'll provide support to Ukraine in their bid of winning against the country who started that horrendous war since 2022 (In which the United States are siding with that country, & their shocking invasion on Ukraine), while in Europe that there has been more confirmed cases of the hantavirus in both France, & the Netherlands where people such as hospital staff members are asked to self quarantine as medics are on the search for anyone of stamping out the spread (Just like the Ebola outbreak has struck in East Africa that they're trying to deal with recently when Aunty Tan alluded to me via email), meanwhile in Iran that the peace deal to end the war is on so that they can open the Strait of Hormuz again (For which is permanently shut down currently at the moment as there is a gas price hike being applied throughout regarding to inflation, especially in our country of New Zealand), but the Iranians aren't backing down of a certain truce, & of course in that dreadful invasion since 2022 where a large scale attack by the country who started it on Ukraine leaves 4 of them getting murdered, & dozens wounded on that occasion in one of that shocking conflict's biggest assaults on Kyiv, as they had been struck in a country who started that terrible war, & that missile assault, as a new wave on assaults escalates that dreadful invasion since 2022 that had counted as an assault related to terrorism for which I label that country who started that shocking conflict, & their military armed forces unit as a terrorist group (Similar to scenes from the Grand Theft Auto IV game where the mission Entourage is similar to the motorcade ambush scene taken from the 1994 movie, Clear & Present Danger where a VIP was cornered & under attack in an alleyway by a hostile militia armed with RPG's (Who I thought that was prohibited in the US following 9/11 when GTA IV took place during the events of 2008 back then according to one of the YouTube comments that I saw), so Niko had to act like CIA analyst Jack Ryan to guard the politician to safety by escorting him to City Hall, & there's one in To Live & Die in Alderney where there was a prolonged car chase sequence from the movie itself during a sting operation by the Feds of the FIB (Known as the Federal Investigation Bureau which serves as a fictional equivalent to the real life FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) which had to take place).

And finally in the football (Soccer) department that how good are Auckland FC? Well, they are the champions at last during their 2nd year of the A-League competition (Although they fell short to the eventual champions of Melbourne City during the 2nd leg of the semi when they were in their first year of the 2024-25 season) after a 1-0 win in the final over Sydney FC (Coached by former Socceroo Patrick Kisnorbo who took over from Ufuk Talay once he departed, & Kisnorbo is still winless against AFC since his takeover as Sydney FC coach) in front of a sell-out crowd of 28,000 at Go Media Stadium in one of the best domestic/club football matches that I've watched of all time because the players like Cam Howieson the goal scorer (He went to England on a professional contract in the last decade, but decided to return home in Auckland back in 2015 because of his disabled daughter who is always on a wheelchair so he decided to put family first (And he's got another daughter as well), & there was Dan Hall who was part of the success with the Central Coast Mariners twice when they won the competition in 2022-23, & 2023-24 before heading to AFC founded by American billionaire Bill Foley who owns English club AFC Bournemouth who returned to the Premier League (Which was won by Arsenal for the first time since their unbeaten season back in 2003-04 during the Arsene Wenger & Thierry Henry era), & an NHL team called the Vegas Golden Knights (And one of his sons attending the game as the Auckland FC faithful just witnessed a moment of history as the unthinkable was happened, not only because it was inevitable when the Black Knights became the first New Zealand club to win the A League competition, but Bill said that it would take 3 seasons to win their first title for AFC, well, that's 2 you owe me junior) who are in the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2022-23 (Where they'll be taking on the Carolina Hurricanes who ended Rejean's team that he supports (Well, me & Pops always support the Hurricanes in Super Rugby Pacific) of the Montreal Canadiens whose chances of claiming a Stanley Cup for Canada of breaking a 33 year drought, had ended meaning that the utter dominance of American teams winning the Stanley Cup, will extend for another season), just like the New York Knicks did in the National Basketball Association when they haven't been to the NBA finals since 1999), are a bunch of nobodies & relatively unknowns who just burst into the football/soccer scene where the footballing gods in New Zealand were finally able to smile (The best moment of the 2025-26 season was the final itself (I watched the whole game on the 24th of May, then the entirety of the 2nd half a day later, & the last 10 minutes of the final plus injury time (And if Auckland FC lost, I would've not watched it, but it is good that a New Zealand team won, & it was lucky just like if the White Ferns lost to South Africa in the women's T20 Cricket World Cup the year before, that I would not be watching it also, but we won instead according to the previous stories that I did on my blogs), while the 2nd best was Auckland FC putting themselves through to the final just to silence the Hindmarsh Stadium crowd with a 3-0 victory against Adelaide United during the 2nd leg just to be there on that occasion, while the 3rd best was the penalty shootout win against the defending champions at the time of Melbourne City also during the 2nd leg of the elimination final that sent them progressing to the semi against Adelaide United), meanwhile for Auckland FC (Who have 5 players that are in the All Whites squad such as the departing Jesse Randall, Francis de Vries, Michael Woud, Nando Pijnaker, & Callan Elliot for this year's World Cup tournament in North America, compared to the Wellington Phoenix of having 3 players such as Sarpreet Singh, Tim Payne, & Wynton's nephew, as well as club captain of Alex Rufer who is expected to become the 2nd Rufer to play in the Football (Soccer) men's World Cup scheduled for June to July this year) coach of former Sydney FC player & manager of Steve Corica celebrating his 5th title overall (He did it twice as a player in 2005-06 when Sydney FC first triumphed in the inaugural A-League season, & in 2009-10, then did it as a coach 3 times such as in both 2018-19, also then 2019-20 with Sydney FC, & 2025-26 with the Black Knights), & what a win for Auckland FC, especially the group of supporters called the Port who cheered them on throughout the entire campaign, especially the last 3 matches including the final, & what was my reaction like post match? Auckland FC have made history there on May 23rd, & man, was it so sweet. We've knocked the scum off (And in your life, have you ever seen anything like it! And it's going Black Knight, in 2025-26! For the first time ever, Auckland FC, is champion, of the A-League! What a night out at Go Media Stadium. Absolute ecstasy for Auckland FC! Agony, agony for Sydney FC! Auckland FC have won the A-League! By the barest of margins! By the barest of Margins! Me oh my, I have enjoyed that, yes boy! Pandemonium! Absolute scenes! That's it! We did it! Yeah baby, yeah!).

So that is my 727th blog of the year 2026 (MMXXVI) & my 79th of this year, viva Ukraine.

Sorrow: My 78th Blog of the year 2026

Well, welcome to our readers here in New Zealand, & around the world, I'm Whetu Ngapo & you're tuning in to my KiwiAvenger blog here on blogger, but first that there was a tragic story way back in 1998 about star American comedian who appeared on the Simpsons, & Saturday Night Live (SNL) of the late Phil Hartman who got shot, & killed by his wife who turned on the firearm herself in Los Angeles, California as her friend showed up therefore calling the police thinking that there was a murder before officers arrived when they responded to a call when she believed that what appears to be trapped inside the closet (And she would've gone to jail for that crime that she committed if she was alive), while their kids had to be escorted out of their home by legislation enforcement officers who ruled it as a murder-suicide (And the whole entertainment world was in shock once it happened, it just had to be), just like that shocking Benoit incident which was worse in the US back in 2007 where the late famous wrestler Chris murdered both his wife Nancy & son Daniel, before ending his own life into matters in a sour note (Oh my word) when the WWE had announced their changes meaning that the Ruthless Aggression era (Which began also back in 2002 as it replaced the Attitude era), had become the PG (WWE Universe) era which lasted until 2014 where the Reality era began as when the World Wrestling Entertainment was changing its logo, therefore signalling a new era (And the WWE is currently into the Renaissance (Triple H) era that is still going since 2022).

And secondly that I was discussing to Pops before we headed to Thai Villa on the 17th of May (That is 3 weeks prior to my 35th birthday on June 7th (That's 2 days following Dad's June 5th & 3 days before Aunty Tan's on the 10th of June, & 4 weeks also prior to Pops on July 5th) about the rivalries of international rugby that New Zealand has ever faced on the international rugby field such as France first that we used to be formidable rivals with them not only we faced them in the men's Rugby World Cup final in both way back in 1987, & back in 2011, so too is Australia even though we took on them once at a men's RWC final before back in 2015, before South Africa since they dominated the last 2 men's Rugby World Cups in both 2019, & 2023, has taken over as by far, our main formidable rival in world rugby, then there's England & Ireland then as our other ones (And the New Zealand-South Africa rivalry in rugby is similar to Argentina against Brazil in football (Soccer), as well as India & Pakistan as their main rivalry in cricket, & Australia Vs England also in cricket as the other rivalry), but what about our women? Because of the Black Ferns main rival would be England, then Australia as our other rival, & do not forget Canada as well since they beat us in the semi last year at the women's RWC.

And thirdly that I was emailing to Aunty Tan on May 17th about me requesting my 2 birthday presents that I'm getting (Such as the F1 Career Challenge, & Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith PlayStation 2 games that are PAL versions of it), then me watching CNN twice on the 16th of May about everything is going on around the world at the moment (And Dad is always into ChatGPT at the moment, because I'm mainly into Google), then about me & Pops were heading to Thai Villa for dinner (Originally we were going to go there for dinner on the 15th of May, but it had got fully booked, so we went to Caroline's instead) in which we did where I had satay sauce stir fried with chicken & me not watching the ice hockey lately that I was mainly tuning into watching the rugby instead with Pops.

And lastly the latest in Super Rugby Pacific such as the Chiefs (Who had Seuseu Naitoa Ah Kuoi bagging in for his 2 tries that he scored in the game, but it was Wallace Sititi who had been standout player of the game for his outstanding performance) gave the Highlanders a pounding in Hamilton when they won at least 30 points (Including a sin bin from Argentinian Tomas Lavanini that cost the Highlanders dearly that resulted in a turning point that the Chiefs capitalised when they were on a points scoring spree until the sin binning offence had been expired) which was marred by the injuries to Damian McKenzie for the Chiefs (Well, the extent of the injury of McKenzie could be long term, just like in 2019 that he got injured in a match against the Blues that took him out of the men's Rugby World Cup in that year, therefore ending his chances of playing in that certain tournament, & is expected to miss the encounter against the defending Super Rugby Pacific champions of the Crusaders in Christchurch), & Caleb Tangitau for the Highlanders (Although he could be out of contention of making the All Blacks with a serious injury like that, similar to McKenzie meaning that his chances of making the All Blacks is over as he is ruled out for the remainder of the season), a day before the Hurricanes remain on top of the table after that emphatic win over the Blues (Who lost Caleb Clarke for what appears to be an injury not too serious after making that try saving tackle on reserve Hurricanes halfback Jordi Viljoen) in an entertaining but thrilling match (Up the Canes!).

And here are the next upcoming games that are coming up are scheduled for the weekend of the 22nd to 23rd of May as we're heading into the penultimate round of the Super Rugby Pacific competition (And there's the A-League football (Soccer) final scheduled on the 23rd of May between Auckland FC coached by former Sydney FC coach Steve Corica, & led by a Japanese import player of Hiroki Sakai (Formerly from Urawa Red Diamonds in the J-League comp who used to play abroad in both Germany & France, & was involved in 3 World Cups for his country of Japan back in 2014 (They didn't progress through to the knockouts as both Colombia & Greece were through), then also back in 2018 (Where they fell short against Belgium at the death when one of their players of Nacer Chadli had scored a match winning goal during stoppage time in one of the greatest comebacks in the tournament's history of all time since West Germany's encounter against England long ago in 1970 where a side had to win at least a match after being both goals down), & in 2022 (Where they also fell short against the Luka Modric led Croatia on penalties) who are into their first final, & the past A-League champions of Sydney FC in front of a sell-out crowd at Go Media Stadium in Auckland for which has a Football (Soccer) men's World Cup final feel, or vibe I should say towards it + the New Zealand Warriors are playing against St George-Illawarra Dragons in Kogarah in the league such as the NRL in round 12 of this year's season (On the same day as the A-League grand final, as well as in the rugby such as the Moana-Reds, as well as the Hurricanes-Highlanders, & the Force-Drua clashes) for which will the last before the State of Origin gets underway with New South Wales Blues looking to regain the crown against the defending holders of the Queensland Maroons on May 27th at Stadium Australia in Sydney (And there has been an update as the Warriors went on to win against the Dragons therefore setting up a top of the table clash against the Panthers at CommBank Stadium in Paramatta, Sydney during round 13 of the competition (And the Wahs have never lost since against the Cronulla Sutherland-Sharks at Endeavour Field in the southern Sydney suburb of Woolooware, New South Wales, for which was round 5 of this NRL Premiership season), but at what cost? Because of our key players suffering injuries in that game, like Roger Tuivasa-Sheck who ruptured an ACL in which the Warriors fans are holding their breath as he pulled up sore after tackling Hayden Buchanan & was forced from the field just 11 minutes into his return from a shoulder injury (His career could be over since he got injured again, but he's recently ruled out of the season (And possibly the League World Cup for Samoa) as he departs to join English Super League club of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats), then Eddie Ieremia-Toeava got KO'd following a terrible tackle involving teammate Wayde Egan on a Dragons player of Toby Couchman, & meanwhile that New South Wales had drawn first blood as they go 1-0 up in the series against Queensland during the season opener which was marred by the red card against Maroons fullback of Kalyn 'KP' Ponga for a no arms in the tackle to the head on Tolu Koula which was I label it as a flagrant foul that sparked a comeback for the Blues who were 20-0 down as the Maroons let their lead slip, but the magic moment as NSW were on the last tackle as Nathan Cleary kicked a high ball that James Tedesco caught it as he beat Hamiso 'The Hammer' Tabuai-Fidow who was beaten to the strike when Teddy pounced of scoring that certain try that was infamous when the scores were locked at 20-all with 90 seconds remaining before Cleary ran down the clock, until it was stopped with 5 seconds remaining, before he slotted that winning easy shot at goal right in front of the posts), well, as former Aussie cricketer Bill Lawry would say "It's all happening", & also the Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on the St Lawrence River in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on the weekend of 22nd to the 24th of May (Same weekend as the Indianapolis 500 mile race (And it's going to take place prior to the Grand Prix in Canada) happening with the reigning champion of Spain's Alex Palou who returns for the first time since his victory last year filled with drama, & there are 3 Kiwis that are involved in the Indy 500 such as both Scott's of Dixon (The winner from back in 2008 who only won it once) & McLaughlin, & Marcus Armstrong) where our own New Zealander racing in the RB Racing Bulls constructor of Liam Lawson who is in action (He had a dreadful race in Miami last time out which was unlucky in that he had to retire) against the 4 world champions (Current & former) on the grid this season of Fernando Alonso (Who currently drives for the unlucky Aston Martin outfit), Lewis Hamilton (Who is in his second season with Ferrari), Max Verstappen (Who competed in the 54th running of the Nürburgring 24 hours, & was the headline act that had drawn a sell out crowd for the first time in history (And multi-day tickets have been sold out long ago since) as he drives a Mercedes-AMG GT3 car along with Gerhard Berger's nephew Lucas Auer, Jean-Marc's son Jules Gounon, & Daniel Juncadella, while YouTubers Steve Alvarez Brown, & Jimmy Broadbent will drive a Porsche 911 Cup Car, & former Gran Turismo World Series champion Takuma Miyazono will in fact drive a Toyota Supra GT4 evo, as he prepares to make his real world debut along with Broadbent & Brown according to the report on sim racing focused website GTPlanet), & Lando Norris (Who is 4th in the championship during his defence of the title after McLaren made significant improvements, but was unable to keep pace towards the Mercedes-AMG cars) + a young Italian of Kimi Antonelli who still remains the world championship leader after 4 rounds of competition, but behind him in terms of the points fight is his Mercedes teammate who is the championship favourite of George Russell, & also there is day 1 of the French tennis Open at Roland-Garros in Paris, France, where American lady Coco Gauff (Whose idol was the Williams sisters where she grew up watching them on television), & Spanish gentleman Carlos Alcaraz (Who was the Laureus sportsman of the year) will be defending their titles respectively (While headlining the women will be world number 1 Aryna Sabalenka (The sportswoman of the year at the Laureus awards, while team of the year had gone to Paris St Germain for their historic but incredible UEFA Champions League run last season, as they became the first French club in history to win a major European football (Soccer) club comp), compared to the men where they have both Italian Jannik Sinner (Who lost to Alcaraz last year after winning the first 2 sets, in one of the infamous but greatest sporting comeback moments of all time, but since the year before that all men's grand slams had been dominated by both Carlos Alcaraz & Sinner (But the last before the Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner era (And there was the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry when both of these tennis players who are now legends had dominated throughout 2004 in their first ever meeting between the two, until their retirements early in this decade when they teamed up with each other in doubles during the Laver Cup in 2022) was indeed Novak Djokovic in 2023 at the US Open where he won the men's title) & wily old Serbian veteran of Djokovic):

Crusaders Vs Chiefs

New South Wales Waratahs Vs ACT Brumbies

Moana Pasifika Vs Reds

Hurricanes Vs Highlanders

& Western Force Vs Fijian Drua

So that is my 726th blog of the year 2026 (MMXXVI) & my 78th of this year, viva Ukraine.